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There are many teams wanting to trade picks for points this year which makes it likely that a few strange trades will occur. The tigers are perfectly set up to get a great draft hand. And teams like Brisbane and Carlton will end up with a great pick up. A lot of picks worth decent points...

I doubt we'll be letting our good 25 - 30 year old players go without getting a major return. D Rioli could go to GC/Dimma. And we would pay his wages as the GC has a tight salary cap supposedly. But they pay all their firsts. maybe get something back, but their defence is turbo charged...

Did you actually read my post? I made a joke and you go off like a skyrocket. Anyway, yeah Geelong re awesome, so good and no bias in any way with them. The Tigers just have to suck up the are wrong kind of cat. That was sarcasm. I know you have problems with humour, but just to make...

Huh! I'll say it slowly. It was a joke. Then slowly walk away

It's a joke that the rules get bent for the Cats, and bent the other way for the Tigers.

The AFL monitor deals, and supposedly stop that sort of thing. Probably OK if it was the Cats. Don't think they would let us do it.

He seems to have gone backwards. But a lot of what Jack graham has done over his career is relentless movement and unrewarded running. He creates pressure and outnumbers that help the team whilst getting him few stats. He's the kind of guy that improves a good midfield but son't have a major...

Baker yes. Bolton no ;) Baker sounds like he is gone. Just to who and for what. great leadership, good player, versatile and experienced premiership winner. Worth a lot to a team that can fit him in. Bolton can help us win premierships given his age and talent and how long a rebuild should...

Plenty of scope to lose Baker and Graham, Prestia and Grimes retire and drop one or two players. Maybe one or two others to go. That's easily 5+ players, could be 7 or 8. Which is too many. With the picks we have this year and the need of some other teams for points we should be able to get...

Great pressure player, with good skills and amazing repeat efforts. But limited hurt factor. Can be a fantastic contributor in the right set up. If he went as a FA I'd want a good compo back.

Tigers focus was on speed, skill, and attitude - but not on size (Until Tylar Young as a KPD) Pretty much a draft of picking up small talented players hoping one or two will make it. With a decent level KPD who has lot of development scope. SO no idea of a rating. Crap picks, but we got a...

KPF. Then it's really just depth. Post 40 picks means whatever scraps are left over.

Not much to add re this year. But in general clubs tend not to pick a F/S in the draft unless they are 'best available' at that pick. So if Ashcroft is clearly best available this year then GWS could well pick him at 1 and Bris match. But if they are not sure then there is a an unwritten code...

Well were scouting him at conception.

Cadman - pick 53?? Any tall forward with potential. Lemmey would be a good start. Basically anyone that they can say 'I'm surprised they were still on the board' with a straight face.

I'd expect a combination result, 1/2 talent 1/2 development. e.g. You see bottom teams get good picks and get not much out of them, whilst good teams get a lot out of mediocre picks. Then suddenly a poor team shoots up when they get the team structure and chemistry right, and vice versa a good...

The logistics of this are fairly scary/troubling. You have a salary cap and most clubs are near it. Therefore to get a player in you have to drop a player of relatively equal salary out. Or you could trade out a player, keep their salary for a really good draft pick. So a contending team gets...

Add in loss aversion and you get a nice coherent 'theory' of how people think about drafts and trading. People are also very good at saying 'If we lose player X we are screwed, so we need someone to replace them. We should draft a kid that looks like player X in the juniors.' If you are going...

Agree with your logic. When I said 'everyone wins' I meant everyone in that trade. For the clubs in the trade making everyone else (slightly) worse off is a bonus extra. If all clubs play the game relatively well, and have decent access to good F/S and Academy players then overall it evens out...

The Academy and F/S trades are quite strategic nowadays. You are trading not for some hypothetical value, but how that particular trade affects your ability to get the pplayer/s you want. For example, you have pick 12 and expect your Academy player to be bid on about 10 or 11. So looking at the...

This is almost the highlight of this trade draft period. Can't remember anything quite like it before. If GC is smart they may end up well ahead here. And will Carlton keep No. 1?? Doo, doo, doo ...

Not an expert. But the 'experts' seem to all think that the top 5 - 10 are going to be better than usual this year. First round also probably above average. Depth might be good too. But wait til the end of the year to know. The 'super draft' moniker is when the top end is very good, and it...

Drafting would only be for state leaguers that are on fire. So appoint, but not much of one. And who do they replace? Trade period make a lot of sense. It allows borderling players to get minutes at another club. But important issues Right now you have a limit to how many players you can have...

So that makes it very clear how to satisfy specific criteria to ensure clubs are happy. You can plan for a specific salary package to get the club losing a player a really good pick. So, e.g., you can pay big $ for the first 2 years then it drops and the other club gets a first rounder. So the...

Yeah. More that he should be a good player, and it's been ruined by injury.

Hope he gets and stays fit. Heap of talent. Such a pity about the injuries. Good luck top him.

Tigers managed to turn 2 picks in that 15-30 range into 3. So should get Naish unless a crazy bid happens. Plus one extra decent kid before this draft turns to mush after 30ish. So fairly solid. Not spectacular, but good work to keep building the list.

Schache is the one that stands out to me. And there was something weird going on there. Tigers keen as mustard until we had really close look. Then walked away fast, didn't look back. Hmmmm

Interesting thread. The OP started in one direction and has headed off toward Saturn. The actual reason North went for the 2 best mids was ... they are the 2 best AFL mids and were out of contract. North wanted to try and short cut a rebuild they need. Nothing wrong with that. Just probably...